We Were Lions

We Were Lions

in our younger

days able to drive

foot heavy on the pedal

where gravel roads

like ribbons

in the country-side

accepted grudgingly

an 80 mph ride

and slide-

tire treads smooching

with the pebbles

then flinging them

at the crows flying by.

We are cautious

now at 50 Km

on the side roads of

asphalt country-

just right for a Sunday.

Yes we were lions

then in our younger days.